Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa Jonathan Haskett
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Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa: Forest and Agroforestry Carbon Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa Jonathan Haskett Carbon benefits from Sequestration and Reduced Emissions
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Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa
Jonathan Haskett
Carbon benefits from Sequestration and Reduced Emissions
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Sequestration of Carbon Through Land Use
• Mechanisms:– Active uptake of carbon via tree – planting– Active uptake of carbon via increased productivity– Active uptake of carbon via soil sequestration
• Benefits– Creating new livelihood opportunities and a broader, more diverse
economic base– Helping communities to adapt to climate change– Increasing biodiversity – Helping to mitigate global climate change– Reversing land degradation
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
CDM AFOLU Potential Africa
From : Zomer et al. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change (2008) 13:219–239
Forest Definition: Crown Cover greater than 30%
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Kenya CDM AFOLU Potential
Country CDM AR Area sq km CDM AR Area hectares
Agroforestry sequestration t C (50tC/ha)
Agroforestry sequestration t CO2e
Kenya 33,259 3,325,900 166,295,000 610,302,650
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Uganda CDM AFOLU Potential
Country CDM AR Area sq km CDM AR Area hectares
Agroforestry sequestration t C (50tC/ha)
Agroforestry sequestration t CO2e
Uganda 69,266 6,926,600 346,330,000 1,271,031,100
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Zambia CDM AFOLU Potential
Country CDM AR Area sq km CDM AR Area hectares
Agroforestry sequestration t C (50tC/ha)
Agroforestry sequestration t CO2e
Zambia 73,638 7,363,800 368,190,000 1,351,257,300
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation(REDD)
• Not currently included in the Kyoto framework but is on the agenda for future climate agreements as agreed to at the COP 13 climate meetings in Bali
• Provides credits for maintaining standing forests by reducing the rate of deforestation
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Forest Area - Africa
MODIS 2001 Treecover
<10%
>30%
10-30%Hansen et al., 2003, Earth Interactions
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Kenya Forest
Country Natural Forest sq km
Natural Forest ha
Standing Forest Carbon tC (50tC/ha)
Standing Forest Carbon tCO2e
Kenya 168,650 16,865,000 843,250,000 3,094,727,500
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Uganda Forest
Country Natural Forest sq km
Natural Forest ha
Standing Forest Carbon tC (50tC/ha)
Standing Forest Carbon tCO2e
Uganda 4,1470 4,147,000 207,350,000 760,974,500
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Zambia Forest
Country Natural Forest sq km
Natural Forest ha
Standing Forest Carbon tC (50tC/ha)
Standing Forest Carbon tCO2e
Zambia 311,710 31,171,000 1,558,550,000 5,719,878,500
Potential for Land Use Carbon in Africa:Forest and Agroforestry Carbon
Conclusions
There is significant potential in Africa and specifically in COMESA Countries to participate
in global carbon markets both through sequestration and through avoided
deforestation.
